QUINCY, Ill. – Helene Braren scored twice, including the game-winner in the 95th minute, to lift Maryville women's soccer to a 2-1 overtime victory over Quincy in the Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament quarterfinals.
Braren opened the scoring in the first half before delivering the deciding goal in overtime in the 95th minute, finishing with two goals on five shots. It is the second brace of the season for Braren, scoring twice against Southwest Baptist in the regular season.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Maryville tested Quincy goalkeeper less than a minute into the match when
Sophia Carter put a shot on target. The Saints broke through at 12:28 as Carter assisted Braren for a 1-0 advantage, with Braren blasting one from deep for the first score of the game.
Jaquelin Granados put two shots on goal and
Karla Krebs added another before halftime, but Quincy kept the margin at one. Maryville held an 8-4 edge in shots through the opening 45 minutes.
Quincy pulled even just 1:49 into the second half when Quincy converted on a penalty kick.
The Saints continued to generate chances, with Braren recording three shots during the first 23 minutes of the half.
Agnes Vilen preserved the tie with saves against in the 70th minute and in the 86th.
Granados forced another save in the 89th minute, and Maryville earned two late corner kicks, but the match remained tied through regulation.
Following a Quincy foul deep in their own territory at 94:14, Braren yet again shot from deep, taking the free kick from right outside the box and placing it just right of the left post for the overtime winner.
UP NEXT
The Saints will battle a fellow St. Louis school in No. 1-seeded and No. 8-ranked Missouri St. Louis in the GLVC semifinals, Thursday, Nov. 4, at 4 p.m. in Springfield, MO.
